St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

West. The postal revenues have
become so large as to entitle the
city to free delivery, and this metropol-
itan feature is to be inaugurated with
the new year. The merchants report
healthy increase of business generally
in 1887. and the relief committees find
their laborS remarkably light this win
ter. On the whole the year now closing
has done very fairly by Fargo. All classes
of citizens have been reasonably pros
porous except perhaps the doctors,
and politicians. The former allege that
the people are distressingly healthy and
the politicians propose to have their
turn the coming year. If Fargo has not
made any very marked forward strides
in the ebbing year, it has held its own in
the van of Dakota cities, and burned
some brick to be inwrought in the
structures of the future. A cur
sorry glance at its position and
the circumstances that environ
and permeate it, will furnish
abundant ground for the faith that it
will continue to hold the first rank
among the growing cities of the rising
young but magnificent state. 1t is the
key, the gateway of the future granary
of region continental in extent and
which can feed the nation. All the
great lines Of railroad ramifying this
bOundleSS eXpanSe will center at Fargo,
and it is destined to be the distributing
point for the bulk of the supplies
needed by the coming millions.
One important new railroad is assured
early in the year, being under contract,
and two or three others are III prospect.
The fact that it is the focus of all the
railroads and the natural depot for such
scope of country, are factors alone
that will insure its growth. This may
be accelerated or retarded by the eXhi-
bition of enterprise and energy by its cit-
Zens. 1t is 25O miles from Fargo to Duluth
and it cannot easily have any rival
nearer. 1t may not soon become a
great manufacturing center, although it
is developing many considerable
branches of industry, and one of its
railroads pays out nearly S250,000
year to its local employees, but as
COMMERCIAL AND TRADING POIN
it should grow with the country and
ever hold the first position. 1t has all
the social, educational and religious adj
vantageS desired to make it an attract
i've location for residence, combined
with the most healthful and invigOr-
ating climate to be found anywhere. In
culture and refinement and all
the accessories of the most adj
vanced civilization it is probably not
surpassed by any city of its population
on the continent. 1t has three daily
papers, which serve the local demand
acceptably, and it is fact of no little
significance that the st. Paul GLOBE
finds its way every night to the Fargo
people in numbers more than
double those of any daily coming from
without the city, this growing fact
having been given a remarkable impe-
tuS under the administration of City
CirculatOr A. E. BeStic, as high as a
thousand copies at times being required
to safe the popular appetite. Fargo is
ness and social convenience, the tele-
phone, having, it is stated, more
'phones IN use than in any
city of its population in the West, and
perhaps any part of the country. This
is not only an index to business activ-
ity, but meets pleasing social exac-
ton. Its men of affairs quite largely
have young, vivaciOus and charming
wives, and in the intervals of diurnal
activities the wires pulsate with
the reciprocal sweetness that
gives domestic life its fragrance and
delight. Hence the social life of the
place has peculiarly the elements that
give life its charm and sOlace. Fargo
ments of art and assisted nature that
makes older cities delight to the
eye. but it is eligibly located
on a river that winds its sim
uous way among much of natural and
grateful foliage, and Fargo neStles
about its elbows costly. with natural
park set with stately trees, the pride of
its people, and the general conformation
inviting and attractive. The city is yet
in its early teens, and hardly started
upon the grand career that only the
most vivid imagination can adequately
depict. 1t may need at present just
few more contributions to its almost I'M
known cemetery, and little shak-
ing together of its active forces. but it
only be question of time when it will
obesely fill the largest anticipati0nS of
its early rustlerS. On the whole. Fargo
halls the new year with good cheer.
III. NJ. KIMBALL.
Fargo. Dec. %.